MAHARAJAH is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. MAHARAJAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAHARAJAH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAHARAJAH is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAHARAJAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maharajahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAHARAJAH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MAHARAJAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAHARAJAH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MAHARAJAH
- The letter A appears four times in MAHARAJAH.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAHARAJAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Hindu prince or king in India who ranked above a rajah.
Maharajah is a Sanskrit-derived title meaning great king. Before 1947 many maharajahs ruled princely states under British overlordship and were famous for their palaces and wealth. The title is also seen as a jokey term for a wealthy, pampered man.
How MAHARAJAH is used
Maharajah is used in history, travel writing and fiction about India.
- The maharajah welcomed his guests to the palace.
- A portrait of the maharajah hung in the hall.
- He lived like a maharajah in his hotel suite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAHARAJAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAHARAJAH
1 longer words begin with MAHARAJAH.
Shorter words from the letters in MAHARAJAH
Common questions about MAHARAJAH
- Is MAHARAJAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAHARAJAH, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAHARAJAH worth?
- MAHARAJAH is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAHARAJAH mean?
- A Hindu prince or king in India who ranked above a rajah.
- What letters can be added to MAHARAJAH?
- MAHARAJAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MAHARAJAH:
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